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Originally Posted by freddyg12
kind of rule of thumb in any workplace, don't test the new boss & be on your best behavior until you know how flexible they will be w/you. Who knows what really turned things south, but from all accounts it seems clear that Haynesworth didn't do much if anything to adjust to new leadership.
Shanahan was in a position where he needed to be tough right from the get go. He couldn't start out by letting some players dictate things & then get tough. That just doesn't work. Long-term I hope we look back at this & say this is when the team changed.
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If the moves we made this season prove to be effective, and our new D Line is holding strong and letting Orakpo and Kerrigan wreak havoc, then we will have effectively replaced Haynesworth's capabilities with the right players in the right system, and I will forgive and forget all about this.
In the end, Shanahan will be judged on the performance of the guys who are here as opposed to the guys who are not. If he puts together a strong defense, then it renders the Albert Haynesworth decision moot.
So I'm with you, I hope that happens.